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I feel like there’s so much more I could do here.

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@flickr has the hiccups!

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SMH by Shawn Honnick Via Flickr: Not too long after we decided on her name, I realized my daughter's initials would be SMH and cringed a little. Thankfully, she's turning out to be a great human and has only caused me to actually shake my head occasionally.

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The Chipotle Pool on Flickr is one of the many things I’ve somehow forgotten I started on the web. When it was new, I was enamored... almost enchanted by Chipotle in its early days and still love it almost every time I go. At one point, this @flickr “Pool” got really popular, with other people posting pretty frequently. I stumbled over it recently when I was updating a few things on my Flickr settings and thought it should at least still be “a thing” since so many still regularly enjoy the NOMS at Chipotle. So if you’re not already on Flickr, get yourself signed up and post those pics next time you’re getting your bowl on!

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I guess maybe I should feel a little embarrassed?

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/quiz/2013/jul/04/american-citizenship-exam

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I’m part of the early wave of Gen X “kids” (circa 1968), so I definitely understand the idea of “no problem” or “no worries” as a response. The idea behind the statement “your welcome” is rarely heartfelt on delivery anyway, but a “no problem” statement literally brings up a new topic.

Problem? Worries?

Who said anything about worries or a problem? Someone did something to provide service or assistance to another who responded with the requisite “thank you” or words to that effect. Then the person who did the thing comes back with a new idea about there having been worries or a problem! Not cool at all.

“No problem” vs “you’re welcome”

Speaking of linguistics, there’s one particular linguistic tick that I think clearly separates Baby Boomers from Millennials: how we reply when someone says “thank you.”

You almost never hear a Millennial say “you’re welcome.” At least not when someone thanks them. It just isn’t done. Not because Millennials are ingrates lacking all manners, but because the polite response is “No problem.” Millennials only use “you’re welcome” sarcastically when they haven’t been thanked or when something has been taken from/done to them without their consent. It’s a phrase that’s used to point out someone else’s rudeness. A Millennial would typically be fairly uncomfortable saying “you’re welcome” as an acknowledgement of genuine thanks because the phrase is only ever used disingenuously.

Baby Boomers, however, get really miffed if someone says “no problem” in response to being thanked. From their perspective, saying “no problem” means that whatever they’re thanking someone for was in fact a problem, but the other person did it anyway as a personal favor. To them “You’re welcome” is the standard polite response.

“You’re welcome” means to Millennials what “no problem” means to Baby Boomers, and vice versa.The two phrases have converse meanings to the different age sets. I’m not sure exactly where this line gets drawn, but it’s somewhere in the middle of Gen X. This is a real pain in the ass if you work in customer service because everyone thinks that everyone else is being rude when they’re really being polite in their own language.

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Know your customer!

I recently bought literally everything they're trying to add-on sell me here. I had a few frustrating moments with chat support over hiccups on missed and damaged deliveries which almost botched the "scheduled" installation date. At one point, their "support" (which was clearly offshore and extremely lame at almost every turn) suggested we install everything on two different days!

But everything was installed long ago at this point. They’re trying to sell me a professional amount which I did purchase from them. That’s weird!

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What would happen if Yelp and Groupon got together and had a baby?

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Who did that!?

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It's my 17 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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Gmail's all like "We've improved the sign-in page with a more modern design" so now we've logged you out so you have to log in again!

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car.repair.money is LIVE!

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@AskWorkspace why is your cousin @YouTube kicking me in the nuts? pic.twitter.com/HZAF37TwZa

— Shawn Honnick (@shawnblog) February 15, 2024

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